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cord-348129-tph0d5fl	De Deyn, Michelle Lee Zhi Qing	A tale of two cities: a comparison of Hong Kong and Singapore's early strategies for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	2020-06-25		.txt	text/plain	1146	58	55	Based on news reports and official press releases, it is evident that many Asian countries, which have successfully contained the first wave of infections, are now experiencing a second wave of imported cases from abroad and worsening local transmission 2 . After the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (SARS-CoV) outbreak, Singapore authorities had put in place a multi-ministry taskforce and a Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) framework that enables the whole-of-government to respond immediately to any disease outbreak and guide interventions 5 . While Hong Kong saw her first imported case on 22 January 2020 and had taken similar pre-emptive measures prior to this 6 . The role of community-wide wearing of face mask for control of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic due to SARS-CoV-2 Confirmed imported case of novel coronavirus infection in Singapore; multi-ministry taskforce ramps up precautionary measures	./cache/cord-348129-tph0d5fl.txt	./txt/cord-348129-tph0d5fl.txt